♪ i'm terry mcsweeney live at sequin where the state plans to execute a man early wednesday morning but not if his attorneys have anything to say about it. they'll be speaking this morning. we'll tell you what they're going to say and what their client didn't say over the weekend. >> in the headlines just hours from now, a bay area congresswoman will unveil new legislation that's meant to prevent the san bruno explosion from being repeated somewhere else. >> our heat wave peaks today even though where starting with a cool morning. how poor air quality's going to be today but also tomorrow. >> if you want to spare the air and take mass transit, so far things look good but it's fine right now with traffic across the bay bridge. >> i hope you had a great weekend. it's 4:30 on this monday morning.

thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. another warm day across the bay area. with the high temperatures, pg&e is asking all bay area customers to conceive electricity after an equipment problem knocked out power saturday evening. they ask you to close windows and blinds before it gets very hot. you're being asked to turn off any unused lights and appliances and set your thermostat at 75 degrees or higher if you don't plan to be at home. >> all good ideas. mike joins us with more with expected heat and spare the air. >> the poor air quality continues to build along with the heat. good morning to you on this monday. we can't escape it in the east bay valleys and in the santa clara valley. that's where we'll find the poorest air quality. everybody else should be moderate and below the threshold of unhealthy levels. you can see the 1 hundreds fairfield concord livermore,

95 san jose, 89 oakland 87 san francisco today. monterey at 79 but 89 santa cruz and 100 degree temperatures morgan hill and gilroy. we'll talk about a slight cooling trend in the forecast coming up. here's kristen with more news. >> we'll be ready for it mike. the man who could become california's first inmate executed in five years will file an appeal this morning in marin county trying to derail his date with death set for wednesday. terry mcsweeney is live at san quentin. the man missed a deadline to make a choice over the weekend. >> he could have chosen the way he was going to be killed, a three-stage injection or one lethal injection. he didn't choose anything. the state is going to give him the three-stage injection maybe wednesday morning. the lawyers are going to be in marin county superior court this morning. he is scheduled to be put to death for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in riverside

county back in 1980. four years ago the judge ruled the state three-stage lethal injection process was flawed and the prisoner could be paralyzed by the first shot but still able to feel the other two shots. >> the paralytic is the one that raised all kinds of concerns because if somebody was not sedated and was in excruciating pain you would see no visible signs of that. >> the judge also set up the time that the staff here at san quentin was poorly trained procedures were flawed. in the four years it's taken a look what it does out here, it's made major improvements. attorneys for the defendant -- not the defendant but the convicted killer i should say say they're not so sure about that. attorneys for brown are not only going to be in marin county superior today but also in front of the 9th circuit court of appeals trying to stay the execution trying to stop it. some experts say they have a

pretty good shot one way or the other in one court or another to stop it from happening early wednesday morning out here. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you very much. there's another issue for the state for future executions. california's attorney general's office says its limited supply of sodium pen ethanol expires october 1st and the primary company says it's out of stock probably until next year. that company, espira, sent a letter to state officials saying they provide these products because they improve or save lives. they say we do not support the use of any of our products in capital punishment procedures. >> jackie spear will unveil a plan to increase the federal government's role in overseeing natural pipeline safety. represents san bruno in washington and will announce her proposal near the steam of the tragic gas line explosion. that blast of course killed seven people and destroyed 35 homes.

it calls for requiring automatic or remote shutoff valves on some high pressure transmission lines. it will provide homeowners with more information where lines are located and how utilities plan to respond to negligence. federal records show pg&e's gas pipelines leak more than those belonging to other large utilities. according to the l.a. times, pg&e has more than six times the number of leaks than the national average. the number of leaks in urban areas has fallen by 30% nationally over the past few years while it has risen by 40% for pg&e's lines. pg&e has reported 38 leaks since 2004 along major lines that run through population centers or environmentally sensitive areas. the utility attributes the high numbers to adopting a more rigorous supporting standards last year. >> it's 4:35 now. this morning san francisco police are investigating a fatal shooting involving one of their own officers. it happened at a residential hotel at hutter and hyde.

police responded to a noise complaint at the grenada residential hotel 11:00 this the morning. they found someone throwing serio speakers out an apartment window. when they went to investigate the man turned on them. >> the man displayed weapons to the officer and the officer fired a fatal shot to the victim. >> authorities are not saying what kinds of weapon the man had. one resident says he heard as many as eight shots fired. meanwhile the san francisco s.w.a.t. team was ultimately needed to end a standoff involving hostages in an apartment on nearby franklin yesterday. detectives say that incident began with an altercation at a local starbucks yesterday morning. the man dropped his i.d. and police tracked him to an apartment building where he barricaded himself inside a neighbor's apartment. after ten hours of negotiating, police used tear gas and a police dog to end the standoff. nobody was hurt.

the suspect, 43-year-old timothy zike faces charges of burglary, vandalism and assault. >> a volunteer fired remains in critical but stable condition at a burn center in san francisco after battling a wildfire over the weekend. the firefighter was hurt while battling a fire that scorched 93 acres of eucalyptus groves. he touched a live power line. they reopened highway 1 near the scene last night after escorting drivers through the area for more than a day. >> 4:37. with the heat wave we know we have a few of the ingredients for high fire danger but do we have all of them. >> mike, do we have the total picture? >> we have a couple as you mentioned. the winds are the key. if anything does start it won't spread rapidly because of the wind. it's going to be very hot and dry again today. starting warm in some areas right now but still have another two hours of cooling ahead of us.

antioch fremont and los gatos in the 70s. mountain view san jose, concord in the 60s. everybody else the 50s under a clear sky. some of these temperatures are warmer than yesterday santa rosa novato, san francisco, oakland, concord fremont, mountain view and los gatos all about 2 to 5 degrees warmer but napa 6 degrees cooler than yesterday. nothing's cool this afternoon. half moon bay about 79 but even for them that's pretty warm. around mid to upper 80s for san francisco, richmond oakland san mateo. you can see the 90s until you get to the east bay valleys where it will be over 100 concord livermore fairfield. also around cloverdale and towards morgan hill. let's take a look at that accu-weather seven-day forecast. see if we can find you any relief. very warm tomorrow but the cooling will hit the coast and really accelerate on wednesday from the coast to inland on thursday -- or through the bay on thursday and finally by about the weekend it will hit our inland neighborhoods and the temperatures will be closer to average. it's going to be a very gradual

cooling after a very warm day today. and it's spare the air day. here's frances with more. >> the obvious alternate choice is mass transit if you want to help spare the air. but did you know if you reduce your speeds from 75 mph to 65 mph you increase gas mileage by 15%. so try to do that if you're heading out on the roads this morning. here's a live shot of 680 walnut creek. you certainly can go 75 mph around the bay area. also check out the san mateo bridge. no delays at all no accidents. not a lot of road work. but if you're heading out to the beach, 92 is jammed through the weekend and might happen later on this afternoon. eric, kristen. >> would you mind telling kristen what you said. >> that's for both of you. (laughter) >> so i said but then you're late to work by 15%. but that's okay! important to think about the gas mileage. >> frances thank you very much. >> 4:39. california shows up on a top ten

list it never wanted to be on. coming up why the golden state is being called one of the biggest exporters of gun violence. >> and the failing l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

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l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l 4:42 early monday morning. our roof camera towards embarcadero, very little traffic there and little or no traffic across the bay bridge there in the background to cause any -- not to cause any traffic tie-ups. check with frances get a look at traffic around the area and maybe fixed on increasing your mileage while getting to work on time. >> gas mileage? >> gas mileage. >> 4:42. more news. gun violence shows half of the guns that crossed state lines and used in crimes last year were sold just in ten states. the report comes from an association of more than 500 mayors. it found those ten states which

include california county for nearly 2100 guns connected to crimes in other states. the others listed are georgia, florida, virginia, texas, indiana ohio personal, north carolina and arizona. criminals and gun traffickers may favor states with more relaxed gun laws. >> the city of oakland has received three federal grants from the department of justice to help curb the violence in that city. the largest of the grants worth $2.2 million and aimed at juvenile crime to consider options outside the crimes on the street with a gang. worth $750,000 aimed at helping juveniles and adults who have been incarcerated get back to civilian society. >> many residents in a wisconsin town have evacuated their homes after a century-old levee started to fail. the wisconsin river flooded the only road in and out of one

named in the town of portage. it threatened to strand hundreds in their houses. water is leaking from a nearby levee although it has not completely collapsed. it's made up of several dikes built mainly out of sand during the 1890s. >> that was one of the problems in the midwest there were no standards for building dikes and levees so a lot are weak and very old. ahead a push for pot. what a new poll reveals about one of the most controversial measures on the california's november ballot. >> stay down! stay down! >> that's the warning passengers got as their flight made an emergency landing at jfk. the unique look at an emergency landing and one very calm passenger. >> a navy pilot with a lot of explaining to do after aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

all right. welcome back. here's a look at the temperatures across the lower 48. look at fall taking over all the way down to dallas and new orleans. 75, 81, 73 atlanta to 76 in new york. a little warm out by us though 88 salt lake city, 88 portland 105 in phoenix. let's take a look see if there's any flight delays. no. a lot of storms in the southeast and those are going up the east coast. expect delays from atlanta all the way to boston and we'll have them at abc7news.com. >> it's 4:47 now. the u.s.-led coalition and afghan forces expect to encounter heavy fighting as they continue an air and ground defense around the city kandahar. >> go go, go go! >> american commanders believe this operation is key to turning around the nine-year war and preventing the taliban from

undermining afghanistan's government. one afghanistan chief points out the idea is pressure the taliban in certain areas so they don't escape and turn up someplace else. the militants have fought back with rockets and gunfire. >> they crossed the border into neighboring iraq and killed 30 firefighters involved in last week's bombing of a military parade. 12 women and children died. a member of the guard told iranian state tv that the terrorists were killed in a clash beyond the border. iran had said it would target armed groups on iraqi soil but this is a rare case admitting to such an attack. a delegation will visit iran to try to secure the release of two americans held there for more than a year. this comes one week after iranians released u.c. berkeley graduate sarah shourd. iranian authorities captured sarah shane bauer and their friend josh fattal 14 months ago after they crossed into iran on a hiking trip in northern iraq.

amman also played a role on sarah being set free on half a million dollars bail. the recall affects some 2011 models built between december 11 2009 and december 10th,2010 sausalito's largest auto maker says there's a defect in the steering column that could affect the driver's ability to manipulate the car. >> an accident involving a west seattle water taxi being investigated that slammed into a historic landing. some 78 passengers and crew were on board yesterday when that vessel ran into the washington street public boat landing facility. it injured seven passengers. one person fell into elliot bay and had to be rescued -- was rescued immediately. the water taxi was 100 feet south from its immediate berthing space and no reason for straying from its normal course.

preliminary evidence points to a malfunction. >> i didn't see boats because i wasn't near the bay but i'm sure there was a lot out there with the heat. >> a good way to beat the heat. a lot of people in the ocean too, even though the water's about 58 degrees. show you what is going on this morning. pretty much nothing. it is clear. it is relatively calm. it's in the 50s and 60s in our valleys but 70s and 80s in the hills. so only a matter of time before the sun comes up, starts heating the ground. the ground heats the air and overturning this atmosphere and brings out warmer weather down into our neighborhood. watching 70 degree temperatures antioch los gatos. mountain view and san jose. the cool spot, napa 51 this morning. monterey bay, temperatures mid-50s. inland gilroy 52 and salinas at 60. here are the highlights. going to be sunny and as we talked about last week today it's still going to be the hottest day in this forecast. poor air quality is going to

come along with it, especially the east bay valleys and the south bay. it will be clear and mild again tonight so it should be fairly comfortable, easy to get the house if you have a fan cooler tonight. gradual cooling for all of us begins wednesday afternoon. here you go with the even district and down in the santa clara valley. that poor air quality, spare the air day once again and tomorrow it will be just the east bay valleys that will be under the poor air quality for another spare the air day. waking up to clear skies this morning. but here we're looking at clouds that will linger along the coast early and then they kind of get pushed out just a little bit due to a slight offshore breeze today. that's why it's going to be warm to hot again. 70s along most of the coast to 80s and 90s along the bay and 100 in our deepest valleys especially the east bay. south valley mid to upper 70s, campbell 97. san jose 95. warm on the peninsula with upper 80s millbrae and san mateo with hot low to mid-90s elsewhere. temperatures in the upper 70s

all the way along the coast. daly city 77. downtown, south san francisco and sausalito, beaches in the north bay, may get clouds from time to time but mid to upper 70s with mainly sunshine. over on the east bay shore richmond upper 80s low to mid-90s for everybody else. up to 100 degrees in the east bay valleys. morgan hill, gilroy hollister, same type of temperatures there. 79 monterey. looking around the state today, hot everywhere. triple digits through the central valley to 108 yosemite, palm springs 107 in l.a. today and 95 in san diego. our temperatures tonight will be in the 50s and 60s once again. notice a little cooling. all of us 4 degrees cooler tomorrow about 6 degrees cooler on wednesday and about another 4 to 6 on thursday. by the weekend temperatures are back where they should be for fall. have a great day. here's frances. good morning. >> good morning, mike, good morning, everyone.

pretty quiet ons roads. actually looking really great without any accidents. here's a live shot of the bay bridge. you'll notice bridge crews right at the scene. they're getting ready to change the lane configuration so we have four lanes southbound. they do that 5:00 in the morning. let's head to the peninsula, 101 also fine through millbrae where headlights move northbound here. we'll also check out the south bay and show you the 280 and 17 interchange. traffic light all around the bay area. today's a spare the air day so try to take mass transit if you can. and, of course, if you can't a couple ways to increase gas mileage by a if you percent are to have your tires inflated to the recommended pressure and also to clean out your trunk. you can get the latest traffic information by going to our website, abc7news.com, the place to go and you'll find it under the traffic link. that's for you guys because i know it's hard to slow down to 65 mph. >> for some of us. >> all that kids stuff weighing me down. another good reason to take

transit, drivers in san francisco continue to pay the highest prices in the nation to fill their tankings. unleaded regular gasoline is $2.69. san francisco drivers pay $3.03 per gallon. that compares to the statewide average of $2.94. you can find the cheapest gas in fresno for $2.90 per gallon. new jersey has the lowest prices in the u.s. at $2.44 per gallon. >> the airlines invite you to move about the country apparently wants to help you move into a few more places. within the last hour, southwest airlines announced it will by airtran for about $1.4 billion. it hopes to get its planes into a number of smaller markets. the announcement about a week after continental airlines and united combined an industry-wide

consolidation. we've all heard the cockpit recordings as pilots deal with danger but rarely do we see video from inside the passenger cabin during the emergency. this morning we have pictures from dealt flight 4951 which was forced to land at new york's jfk airport last night because the landing gear wouldn't come down. through it all, the pilot remained remarkably calm. lindsay davis reports. >> inside the cabin, passengers with cellphones captured the announcement you never want to hear from a pilot. >> brace for impact. >> that was followed by this terrifying command by this airline attendant. >> stay down, stay down! >> as emergency crews arrived on the runway the control tower gave this warning. >> 64 souls on board and 6,000 pounds of fuel. >> the pilot told the control tower... >> roger, yeah that. >> heads down! >> as it touched down, the right wing scraped the tarmac.

sparks flew, clearly visible through the window but miraculously no fire. (applause) >> the passengers were surprisingly calm as they were evacuated. emergency crews stood at the ready but weren't necessary. >> i don't know. i'm just really happy to be here. (laughter) >> she shot some of the cellphone pictures. still commending the pilot today. >> the pilot did a wonderful job. just gotta put your life in their hands and hope for the best. >> heads down! >> heads down! >> that was lindsay davis reporting. the pilot, a retired navy pilot, lieutenant commander. all 60 passengers exited safely through the main door. nobody was hurt. >> this morning the u.s. navy is confirming that two pilots dipped a pair of $32 million helicopters into lake tahoe two weeks ago. a tourist captured it all on camera and posted it on youtube.com. >> oh my gosh!

>>the video shows the chopper skimming the surface of the water at emerald bay. one appears to lose control then spins and crashes into the water in a near disaster. the pilot manages to pull the aircraft back up. even though this one shows only one helicopter hitting the water, a navy spokesman says both went in and neither had enough hovering power to hold its position. the incident happened on september 13th. the damage to the helicopters could reach half a million dollars. an investigation is underway. the two pilots are grounded until that investigation is complete. >> the pattern is full. you're not supposed to do that. 4:57 now. just ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00 a tech titan about to deliver millions to local schools with a specific purpose in mind. >> a san jose family who said a police officer made a mock arrest of their son for having sex with their stepdaughter speaks out onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn